Sesser City Council met Jan. 11.
Here is the minutes provided by the Council:
The regular meeting of the Sesser City Council was held on Thursday, January 11, 2018. It was called to order by Mayor Ashmore at 6:30 PM. Prayer was led by Brother Larry Clyatt from the Hazel Dell Church. The pledge of Allegiance was said. Mayor Ashmore asked for veterans to stand and be recognized and thanked them for their service.
Mayor Ashmore asked Clerk Stacey to call the roll. Roll call was as follows:
Rodney Zettler—here, Dana Laur—here, Wayne Shannon—absent, Rich Miller—here, Travis Zettler—here, David Bates—absent.
A motion was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler to approve the minutes of the December meeting. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Mayor Ashmore explained that it was important to keep executive session minutes private and would like to keep them private. A motion was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by Rodney Zettler to keep the executive session minutes private. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Sean Payne asked to address the council. Sean thanked the council for the support of the Jr. Football program and the loan that the city gave. He explained they had such a great year; he was paying one-half of the loan back at this time. He presented a check for $12,500.00 back to the city.
Agenda Item #11
Jim Muir—circuit clerk spoke to the council about a summer food program to help feed the children of Sesser during the summer. He has met with the Ministerial Alliance and is in the process of setting it up. He is planning on funding the project thru donations and would like to work with the city on using the park to serve the food. He also asked the city if they could donate to the project.
A motion was made by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Rich Miller to donate $1,000.00 to begin the Summer Food Program thru the Ministerial Alliance. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
The council also gave permission for the Mayor to enter into an agreement with a lease/agreement to schedule the park pavilion as the home of the Summer Food location with the Ministerial Alliance with a motion by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #1
Mayor Ashmore explained the Resolutions to be approved as they were all TIF agreements that the council had previously approved.
Resolution #1-2018 is a resolution with Kenny and Rebecca Benedict for the Pin-Up Salon. A motion was made to approve Resolution #1-2018 by Rodney Zettler and 2nd by Rich Miller. Voting was as follows: Rodney Zettler—yes, Dana Laur—yes, Travis Zettler—abstain, Rich Miller—yes, Mayor Ashmore—yes. Motion carried.
Resolution #2-2018 is with the VFW Cox Post 4753 for redevelopment of property. A motion was made by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Rodney Zettler to approve resolution #2-2018. Voting was as follows: Rodney Zettler—yes, Dana Laur—yes, Travis Zettler—yes, Rich Miller—abstain, Mayor Ashmore—yes. Motion carried.
Resolution #3-2018 is with Brayfield Gilbert Funeral Home. A motion was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Resolution #4-2018 is with Ned Mitchell for the property at 202 West Franklin Avenue. A motion was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler to approve the resolution #4-2018 as per the TIF agreement. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #2
Mayor Ashmore explained since we have received the new water/sewer truck we need to sell the old one. A motion was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler to approve the selling of the excess property (Red water/sewer truck) by putting up for bid, council will accept bids by next meeting with the minimum bid being $500.00. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #3
Mayor Ashmore explained that the June meeting would land during Homecoming and asked when it would be good for the majority to meet in June. A motion was made by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Rodney Zettler to move the June meeting to June 7th. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Items #4--6
Mayor Ashmore explained the conference he is scheduled to attend or would like to attend this year. He provided a list with dates and costs. Rich Miller made a motion and the motion was 2nd by Rodney Zettler to approve the conference dates and costs for Mayor Ashmore as presented. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #8
Mayor Ashmore explained the membership to GMIS. A motion was made by Rodney Zettler and 2nd by Travis Zettler to approve the GMIS membership at a cost of $375.00 for the year. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #9
Mayor Ashmore explained we were currently not a member of FREDCO, they would like for us to rejoin. A motion was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler to not enter into an agreement with FREDCO. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #10
Mayor Ashmore explained the bill from Loyd Electric. He explained that we would get a refund from Amren energy grant. A motion was made to pay the Loyd Electric bill for the police department upgrade by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #12
Mayor Ashmore explained the items for approval from Matt Tosh with Brown and Roberts.
A motion was made by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Rich Miller to approve Contract A for payment #3 to Midwest Petroleum Excavating for $93,731.18. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #13
A motion was made by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Rodney Zettler to approve Change Order #1 for $3,774.40 on Contract A for the Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #14
A motion was made to approve Contract A Engineering bill #3 to Brown and Roberts for $9,369.09 by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Rich Miller. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #15
Mayor Ashmore explained that Officer Roeder had filled in temporarily through the holidays for the police department. Since he was not a full time officer he did not get the holiday pay. Mayor Ashmore asked the council if they would consider paying according to our full time policy. A motion was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler to approve payment of $280.31 to Officer Roeder for hours worked on the holidays as a PT/temporary officer. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #16
Mayor Ashmore and Jerome Kopec explained that all of the temporary workers have gotten permanent jobs elsewhere. He explained that Jerry Clayton has been working thru a Man-tr- con program with training and has done a great job for us. Mayor Ashmore asked for approval of hiring Jerry Clayton with a start date of February 2nd as a temporary full-time employee at $10.35 per hour. A motion was made to approve the hiring of Jerry Clayton as a temporary full time employee in the water/sewer department at $10.35 per hour by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Rodney Zettler. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item #17
Mayor Ashmore and Leandra Wilson explained the hiring of the part-time library worker. The Library board approved Diana Lynn Ramsey. She has been a part=time volunteer and knows the system and people of the Library. A motion was made to approve the hiring of Diana Lynn Ramsey as a part-time working in the library for 90 days from today by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
John Bigler—city attorney—gave updates on RLCD lawsuit and Sine property.
A motion was made to approve the bills as presented by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Rich Miller. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
A motion was made to approve the treasurer’s report as presented by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Rich Miller. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
A motion was made to approve the police report as presented by Rodney Zettler and 2nd by Travis Zettler. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Phil Coomber—code inspector—gave an update on his proceedings and what he has been working on.
A motion was made to approve the code inspector’s report as presented (updates to come) by Travis Zettler and 2nd by Rodney Zettler. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
A motion to adjourn was made by Rich Miller and 2nd by Travis Zettler at 8:13 PM. All those in attendance were in favor of the motion. Motion carried.
Adjourned at 8:13 PM.
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